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Law Practice

Dec. 28, 2018

O’Melveny testing job candidates with algorithmic games

The law firm is deploying more than a dozen neuroscience games known as Pymetrics — also the name of the developer — that can be played online.

O’Melveny testing job candidates with algorithmic games
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's diversity and inclusion partner Darin Snyder

O’Melveny & Myers LLP is adding a new step in its hiring process, but it isn’t an extra interview or a test. Rather, it’s a series of games aimed at diversifying the employee pool while homing in on a candidate who will be the best fit.

The law firm is deploying more than a dozen neuroscience games known as Pymetrics — also the name of the developer — that can be played online. Meanwhile, the artificial intelligence algorithm ke...

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